- If the Figure Above Is an Accurate Depiction of Relatedness

question 34

Multiple Choice

- If the figure above is an accurate depiction of relatedness, then which of the following should be an accurate statement?

• A) The entire tree is based on minimum parsimony.
• B) If all species depicted here make up a taxon, this taxon is paraphyletic.
• C) The last common ancestor of species B and C occurred more recently than the last common ancestor of species D and E.
• D) Species A is the direct ancestor of both species B and species C.

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